The effect of low back pain and neck-shoulder stiffness on health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional population-based study

Table 3 Low back pain (LBP)

	Men (n = 426)	Women (n = 696)	P value
LBP prevalence, n (%)^a	192 (45.1)	320 (46.0)	0.805
VAS of LBP^b	31.0 ± 21.1	31.6 ± 19.8	0.530
LBP symptom frequency, n (%)
Daily	58 (13.6)	93 (13.4)
4–5 days/week	18 (4.2)	37 (5.3)
2–3 days/week	46 (10.8)	92 (13.2)
Less than 1/week	70 (16.4)	98 (14.1)
Symptoms medically assessed, n (%)	65 (15.3)	102 (14.7)	0.697

^aSubjects who experienced LBP at least once in the 3 months prior to assessment. ^bVisual analog scale (VAS) results, shown as mean ± SD

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